svunta

Icelandic

Etymology

From earlier svinta, which is still preserved in East Iceland. First attested in the 16th century. Cognate with Faroese svinta, Norwegian svinte (whence the Icelandic word may have come). Probably related to Norwegian svinte (“to swing, wave”), which might be a loan word from an unattested Middle Low German source and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swingatjan and related to Middle High German swanzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsvʏn̥ta/

  Rhymes: -ʏn̥ta

Noun

svunta f (genitive singular svuntu, plural svuntur)

1. apron
2. counterfoil, the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub

Declension

declension of svunta

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svunta	svuntan	svuntur	svunturnar
accusative	svuntu	svuntuna	svuntur	svunturnar
dative	svuntu	svuntunni	svuntum	svuntunum
genitive	svuntu	svuntunnar	svunta/svuntna	svuntanna/svuntnanna